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Originally a 9th generation member of AKB48Kenkyuusei, she was promoted to full member status on December 8, 2010, then placed in Team 4 in June 2011. During the AKB48 team shuffle in 2012, Team 4 was disbanded and she was transferred to Team B, then she was transferred to Team A during the AKB48 Group Grand Shuffle in 2014. On October 3, 2016, she announced her graduation from AKB48, which is set for December 31, 2016.

Known to be a fan of Watanabe Mayu, whom she views as as a top standard for idols. Yonezawa Rumi, who gave Watanabe the nickname "Mayuyu", thus gave Shimazaki the similar-sounding nickname "Paruru".

"Ponkotsu", a term that refers to broken machinery or junk in essence, was used to nickname Shimazaki as a reference to her clumsiness. It also referenced her habit of giving comments that made her seem "slow", due also in part to Shimazaki not being very good at speaking or expressing herself.